It's that horrible phrase "scoreboard pressure"

Obsessing about scattering the field and not playing to the situation. Funny really - that's one of the reasons Cook got rid of Pietersen.

Posted By: norway on June 12th 2014 at 12:03:23

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22-2. good start England. *sigh (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 11:32:18
- 74-3 (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jun 12, 12:34:58
  - Just shouts out "Anything for a few quid", not to mention it's betting... (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 12:37:25
- 229-4 at stumps (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jun 12, 11:40:49
  - Cook's been found out a bit, don't give him anything to cut and he looks lost. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 11:42:09
    - I can't quite put my finger on it (Other Sports) - norway, Jun 12, 11:52:19
      - Reminds me of Ed Milliband (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 12, 12:05:12
        
        Ed is completely backroom (Other Sports) - norway, Jun 12, 12:13:16
        
        Labour should consider making Harriet Harman leader for the election campaign (Other Sports) - megson, Jun 12, 14:45:13
    - He's had problems before but he wasn't Captain then. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Huge Small, Jun 12, 11:49:05
      - Boycott is fuming. :) (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 11:50:42
        
        Isn't he. His default state though, tbf... (n/m) (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Jun 12, 11:53:51
        
        Yep, Sir Geoff is never very happy with England. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 11:55:27
        
        He's absolutely right though. Just get through the first hour! Stay in! (n/m) (Other Sports) - norway, Jun 12, 11:54:43
        
        Yep, bit of green about, the best bowling session of the day will be the first hour. (Other Sports) - megson, Jun 12, 12:05:43
        
        Yep. And I agree with him that it's a consequence of limited over cricket (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Jun 12, 11:56:05
        
        It's that horrible phrase "scoreboard pressure" (Other Sports) - norway, Jun 12, 12:03:23
        
        It's a right old risk getting tickets for a 5th day these days. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 11:58:27
        
        Yep, but conversely very rare to sit there for a day with 0 or 1 wicket falling (Other Sports) - Yellalee, Jun 12, 12:06:35
        
        Usually the day that decides which way it's going to go. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 12, 12:37:49

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